Ellen Ochoa [Hispanic Star]by Romo Edelman, Claudia 

PaperbackSPANISH(Roaring Brook Press, 2023)

BTSB #: 762941 Available

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Subjects: Ochoa, Ellen Women astronauts - United States - Biography Astronauts - United States - Biography Latinos (U.S.) - Biography

Summary: Meet award-winning engineer and veteran astronaut Ellen Ochoa-once just a girl from Los Angeles, California. The granddaughter of Mexican immigrants, Ellen would pursue a career in physics at a young age and go on to earn master's and doctorate degrees in electrical engineering from Stanford University. In 1993, Ellen became the first Latina in space. As a retired astronaut, she became the first Hispanic and second female director of the Johnson Space Center. In Spanish.

Ellen takes flight : the life of astronaut Ellen Ochoa [Big words series]by Rappaport, Doreen 

BTSB Prebound(Little, Brown, 2023)

BTSB #: 739624 Available

Dewey: 629.45/BAges: 6-10   
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Subjects: Ochoa, Ellen Women astronauts - United States - Biography Astronauts - United States - Biography Latinos (U.S.) - Biography

Summary: A biography of astronaut and former director of the Johnson Space Center Ellen Ochoa.

Kalpana Chawla [My Itty-Bitty Bio]by Loh-Hagan, Virginia 

BTSB Prebound(Cherry Lake, 2023)

BTSB #: 583989 Available

Dewey: 629.45/BAges: 4-8   
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Subjects: Chawla, Kalpana,|d1961-2003 Women astronauts - United States - Biography Women astronauts - India - Biography Astronauts - United States - Biography Astronauts - India - Biography East Indian American women - United States - Biography

Summary: Examines the life of Indian American astronaut Kalpana Chawla.

Kalpana Chawla [She Persisted]by Mirchandani, Raakhee 

Paperback(Philomel, 2023)

BTSB #: 649505 Temp OS

Dewey: 629.45/BAges: 6-9   
Lexile: 1010 F&P: T

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Subjects: Chawla, Kalpana,|d1961-2003 Women astronauts - United States - Biography Women astronauts - India - Biography Astronauts - United States - Biography Astronauts - India - Biography East Indian American women - United States - Biography Women astronauts Astronauts East Indian American women - Biography

Summary: Born and raised in India, Kalpana Chawla was discouraged from pursuing a career in aeronautical engineering because of the limited career options for women in the field. But she persisted, getting her degree and then moving to the US to obtain more advanced education before joining NASA and becoming the first Indian-born woman to go to space. Though she was killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, she continues to inspire girls around the world to pursue their dreams of spaceflight.

Kalpana Chawla [She Persisted]by Mirchandani, Raakhee 

BTSB Prebound(Philomel, 2023)

BTSB #: 649511 Available

Dewey: 629.45/BAges: 6-9   
Lexile: 1010 F&P: T

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Subjects: Chawla, Kalpana,|d1961-2003 Women astronauts - United States - Biography Women astronauts - India - Biography Astronauts - United States - Biography Astronauts - India - Biography East Indian American women - United States - Biography Women astronauts Astronauts East Indian American women - Biography

Summary: Born and raised in India, Kalpana Chawla was discouraged from pursuing a career in aeronautical engineering because of the limited career options for women in the field. But she persisted, getting her degree and then moving to the US to obtain more advanced education before joining NASA and becoming the first Indian-born woman to go to space. Though she was killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, she continues to inspire girls around the world to pursue their dreams of spaceflight.

Sally Ride [She Persisted]by Abawi, Atia 

BTSB Prebound(Philomel, 2021)

BTSB #: 040123 Available

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Subjects: Ride, Sally United States.|bNational Aeronautics and Space Administration - Biography Women astronauts - United States - Biography Astronauts - United States - Biography Women physicists - United States - Biography

Summary: As the first American woman in space, Sally Ride broke barriers and accomplished things she'd been told she wouldn't be able to do.